Detested sport, That owes its pleasures to another’s pain.
WILLIAM COWPERAfter long drought when rains abundant fall, He hears the herbs and flowers rejoicing all.
More William Cowper Quotes
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No traveler e’er reached that blest abode who found not thorns and briers in his road.
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Who loves a garden loves a greenhouse too.
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Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, But trust Him for His grace; Behind a frowning providence He hides a smiling face. His purposes will ripen fast, Unfolding every hour;
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We turn to dust, and all our mightiest works die too.
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Tis liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume; And we are weeds without it.
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Tea – the cups that cheer but not inebriate.
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Deep in unfathomable mines Of never failing skill He treasures up his bright designs,
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A life of ease is a difficult pursuit.
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There is in souls a sympathy with sounds: And as the mind is pitch’d the ear is pleased With melting airs, or martial, brisk or grave; Some chord in unison with what we hear Is touch’d within us, and the heart replies.
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To follow foolish precedents, and wink With both our eyes, is easier than to think.
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Ye fearful saints fresh courage take, The clouds you so much dread Are big with mercy and shall break, With blessings on your head
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The darkest day, if you live till tomorrow, will have passed away.
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Spring hangs her infant blossoms on the trees, Rock’d in the cradle of the western breeze.
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Far happier are the dead methinks than they who look for death and fear it every day.
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This fond attachment to the well-known place Whence first we started into life’s long race.
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